Clitheroe's first cotton spinning mill was built in Low Moor in 1782, and terraces like these were built to house the workers. For details of Clitheroe's built history, see www.lancashire.gov.uk/ environment/ documents/ historictowns/ ClitheroeComplete_LowRes.pdf .
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